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present state of parties. Palmerston is spending many
millions more than the Tories would dream of spending:
He pampers the ‘services’ to such a degree that they
draw off all opposition from Dizzy’s party, so that there i8
no check on anything he does. There was literally no opposition
 last Session. Then Gladstone lends his genius to all
sorts of expenditure which he disapproves, and devises
schemes for raising money which nobody else would think
of. Thus he gets the funds for fortifications by a system of
loans, which tends to keep the waste out of the annual
accounts. If the money had to be raised out of the taxes, We
could resist it. In the same spirit he goes into China wars
and keeps a Dr.and Cr. account, deluding himself and the public
 with the idea that these wars are at the expense of the
Chinese, whereas for every million we get from that country
we spend at least as much in increased cost of establish
ments there ; and it seems more and more doubtful whether
much more will be got on any terms. How we are to
accomplish the change I know not, but it would be a great
gain to the public if we could carry the Liberals to the
Opposition side of the House. It seems as if the Tories
were determined not to let their leaders into office, They
are too well satisfied with things as they are. Well they
may be!”

Commercial Blockades.

“August 7,1862. (To M. Ohevalier.)—Our Government, 58
you know, is constantly declaring that we have the greatest
interest in maintaining the old system of belligerent rights
Lord Russell considers that we must preserve the right of
blockade as a most valuable privilege for ourselves on some
future occasion, and you will see that almost the very last
words uttered by Lord Palmerston at the close of the
Bession were to assert the great interest England had is